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A deputy forest range officer in Nirmal district has been suspended for allegedly not initiating action against a tiger poacher, who had also killed a Nilgai (Asian antelope), officials said Wednesday.

Mohd Hafezzuddin, in-charge of Pembi Forest Range, was Tuesday suspended for allegedly suppressing the fact and not booking a case against the poacher G Prakash and others, who were involved in the killing of a Nilgai, they said.

Disciplinary action is also being initiated against two other forest officials--a beat officer and a section officer. The Forest department was also in the process of registering criminal cases against the accused in this connection, they said.